… and on a trifling note, Carnegie Mellon University has given up attempting to alert us citizens to the perils of the Asian Carp Menace, mostly because we are bored senseless by scientific dialog, and they’ve opted to make a free web game so us anglers can walk a mile in their environmental shoes …
Be the Carp, Feel the Carp – as you extinct resident species, consume all available benthic chow, then knock boat anglers senseless …
… then you take a turn as the federal Carp Czar, where you keep public opinion on your side in between emptying tanker trucks of Rotenone into swimming areas filled with small children, frying water-skiers with electric fences, and all the while placating both tourist and fishing industries.
I had to mop sweat more than a few times, but Billy Joe Bob triumphed in the end.
I went heavy on the Rotenone. 72,000.
Singlebarbed’s readers have never shirked from a fight, nor are they overly concerned with silly environmental fallout.
Damn Good Job, Steve.
WooOOoo! Steve wins his very own copy of Deliverance! Lets hear a nice round of applause from the studio audience.
So, their grant money ran out? or are they just targeting the video gaming audience?